Shane Black is also working on an adaptation of the Doc Savage pulp series

Looks like the Hollywood adaptation of Death Note is still in play. Speaking with Bleeding Cool,Iron Man 3 director (and Leathal Weapon writer) Shane Black addressed the subject of upcoming projects. "Right now I’ve got this thing at Warner Bros. called Death Note that I like a lot. It’s a Japanese Manga that’s very tense and really cool."

Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's suspense manga series has previously been adapted into an anime and Japanese live-action movie series.

Black is also working on an adaptation of the Doc Savage pulp series.

--------Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.